schools do a better job of competing against other countries. 20,000 students in colorado, connecticut, massachusetts, new york and tennessee will get at least 300 extra hours of class time starting next year. >> i'm sure the kids are thrilled. >>> and former president george h.w. bush is still in a houston hospital this morning, being treated for a cough that he hasn't been able to shake after battling bronchitis. the 41st president is now in stable condition. doctors had originally thought he might be released over the weekend, but say they need to be safe in continuing to monitor the former president who is now 88 years old. >>> it's time to check the weather. showers from portland to seattle. snow in the cascades and northern rockies. a foggy morning from des moines, chicago, st. louis and columbus. showers from northern missouri to green bay. near record highs in the midwest. also unseasonably warm for the east coast. >> we'll take it. 60 here in new york. 70 in atlanta. 80 in dallas. near 70 from indianapolis and kansas city. 70s in the southeast. 50s in the pacific northwest. >>